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Dan Smith doesn't know Mitchell Reiss personally, but he is impressed by the credentials the new president of Colonial Williamsburg brings to the job. "If you look at his resume, it's astonishing," said Smith, superintendent of Colonial National Historical Park in York County. "He is obviously a sharp individual and he knows the area. " Colonial Williamsburg announced Tuesday morning that Reiss will succeed Colin Campbell as head of the foundation, effective Oct. 6. It concludes a formal selection process that began a year ago. "I'll be getting with the staff, hopefully over the summer but certainly in the fall," Reiss said.

Track and field: Women: Elaina Balouris concluded her storied William and Mary career Thursday night by placing fifth in the 10,000-meter run at the NCAA championships in Eugene, Ore. The senior ran a personal-record time of 32 minutes, 46.57 seconds, and qualified for the U.S. national championships. Her sophomore teammate Emily Stites , who credits Balouris for helping her develop, took 10th in 33:12.74. Boise State's Emma Bates won in 32:32.35.

Michael Katz has the opportunity to pursue a boyhood dream, but that doesn't mean his decision was cut-and-dried. William and Mary's slugging junior first baseman and the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year signed with the New York Mets on Wednesday, after being chosen in the ninth round of last week's Major League Baseball draft. "With all the talk leading up to the draft, I thought I'd be taken in a certain place and provided it worked out, I figured it would be in the best interest of me and my family for me to pursue it and I was leaning toward signing.

WILLIAMSBURG - Dan Stimson sat in the motorized wheelchair that's his home for most of his waking hours these days and discussed coaching, his mountainous career at William and Mary and the reasons behind his pending retirement. "The hardest part is," he said earnestly, "I can't do some of the legwork I used to do. " No pun intended. Stimson realized what he said, and out came that big, booming laugh that's echoed through William and Mary Hall and across Zable Stadium for almost three decades.

William and Mary went 1-9 versus Football Bowl Subdivision opponents during the last 10 seasons, but don't for a moment believe that the Tribe was overwhelmed. Seven of those setbacks were by less than two touchdowns, three by a combined 11 points. Catch a routine pass here, make a tackle there and William and Mary adds North Carolina (21-17 loss in 2010), Maryland (7-6 in 2012) and West Virginia (24-17 last year) to its 2009 conquest of Virginia. “We've comported ourselves pretty well over the years,” Tribe athletic director Terry Driscoll understated.

GLOUCESTER - Jennifer Worrell will spend the next year as the reigning top teacher in Gloucester. Worrell, a fourth-grade teacher at Petsworth Elementary School, is this year's teacher of the year for the Gloucester County Public Schools, as selected by the district's education foundation. Worrell, 40, is a native of Gloucester. She is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and has a master's degree from the University of Virginia. She has taught in Gloucester for 19 years, including stints at Boutetourt and T.C. Walker elementary schools and Page Middle School.

Christine Peterson and Doug Roper have a few things in common. They are both educators, passionate about what they do, and dedicated to their students' success. Each was named the 2014 Teacher of the Year — Peterson in Poquoson City Public Schools, Roper in the York County School Division. That is where the similarities end. Peterson, 51, has been teaching for more than 25 years — the last eight at Poquoson High School. Born and raised in India, Peterson is a first-generation immigrant.

WILLIAMSBURG - It was a happy coincidence, but Nick Patitsas' wedding last weekend provided a welcome diversion for his first cousin as she prepares for her final NCAA track meet. William and Mary All-American Elaina Balouris spent three days in Mobile, Ala., before returning to campus to finalize preparations for this week's NCAA regional meet in Jacksonville, Fla. "I like to be really relaxed going into big meets and I've spent the last few weeks on campus," Balouris said. "It was nice to get away for a few days and see family.

As a child, April Woodard remembers being nervous at the opportunity to meet famed poet and author Maya Angelou during a visit to Norfolk State University, where Woodard's father served as the school's president. "It was kind of intimidating," said Woodard, now a professor at Hampton University. "We shared a first name, her real first name is Marguerite and mine is, too. " Woodard, who grew up reciting Angelou's poetry and reading her books, also remembers someone addressed Angelou as "Maya.

A walk through 18th-century living is a highlight in this former Colonial capital. The city's permanent residents still find amusement in seeing the historic interpreters in full Colonial garb in supermarkets and at service stations and ATMs once they are off work. Another population that gives Williamsburg its unique flavor is the college students. There are about 7,600 students and six graduate programs at the College of William and Mary, the second-oldest university in the country.